And here you could'a had some snotty-nosed kid at Supercuts give ya one o' those circus freaks haircuts INSTEAD!

I'm wonderin' now if you felt having Ol' Mort(or whatever his name name was) "give ya the business" was worth it?

Actually, Mort's(or whatever his name was) little story about his initial encounters with motorized two-wheeling pretty much sums up my theory regarding those who have motocycling in their blood and those who will never "get it".
If your first ride ever in your youth creates a sort of epiphany and a feeling that, "WOW! This is GREAT!", you will have at least one motorcycle the rest of your life.
But, if your first ride, well...sucks, like evidently Mort's(or whatever his name was) did, you'll pretty much hate and fear 'em forever.
Cheers,
Dwight
(luckily, I was in the former group)